Card-holder for telephone-transmitters.



PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

J. L. KILPATRIGK.

CARD HOLDER FOR TELEPHONE TRANSMITTERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1905.

of reference throughout the UNITED STATES JAMES L. KILPATRICK, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR PATENT oFFroE.

TO WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOISQA COR- PORATIONOFILLINOIS.

CARD-HOLDER FOR TELEPHONE-TRA-NSMIT 'IERS;

I Specification of Letters Patent.-

' Patented July 17, 1906.

Application filed June 5-, mos. Serial No- $6331 2.

To all whom it may concern:

dices upon the front oftransmitters. Such an attachment will be 'founddescribed in Patent No. 776,728, issued December 6, 1904.

My invention is an improvement upon the clip shown in said patent; andits object .is to provide for easily inserting and holding the card inplace. and preventing the removal thereof, except upon unscrewing themouth-, piece of the transmitter. My clip is preferably provided'withparallel sides,and the outer edge, as well as the sides, is turned overto aid in securing the card in place. The clip consists of a sin lemetal plate stamped out to providein addition to the frame for holdingthe card a collar through which the mouthpiece of the transmitter isinserted. When the mouthpiece is secured into place, the .collar of theclip is clamped between the inner shoulder of the mouthpiece and theraised seat or ring provided u on the front plate of the transmitter.This raised seat is of such size and form as to cause the inner edge ofthe card to. be clamped against the same as the collar of the clip isforced down when the mouthpiece is screwed in.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of atransmitter, the mouthpiece being broken awayto'better disclose the clipin place. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the clip detached. Figs. 3and4 are views of the card and transparent covering, respectively; andFig. 5 is a sectional view taken on'line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Like parts are indicated by similar letters different figures.

The clip consists of a plate of metal stamped out to form the frame afor the card and the collar 1). i The edges of the parallel sides a c.

are turned under, as is also the upper or outer edge d. The collar is inthe form of an annulus and preferably in the same plane as the frame,

The card f conforms to the shape of the frame, into which it is adaptedto be inserted,

as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. The card maybe "'protected by a celluloid ormica covering 9 in a well-known way. In order to assemble the parts, thecard,'with its covering, is inserted in'the frame, and the mouthpiece hhaving been removed is now screwed into place to pressthe collar .5between the shoulder i of the mouthpiece and the raised seat or ring kof the transmitter-cover. The card, as mostclearly shown at l in Fig. 5,is made to fit closely between the edge of the annulus and the roundededge of the raised seat 7c. The card is thus heldin place and may not beremoved except by unscrewing the mouthpiece of the transmitter.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A card-clip provided with a frame having parallelsides, the edges of said-sides and also the edge of the top or outerportion of the frame being turned down,the said clip having also anannulus or collar, the cli being stamped from a single piece of meta,,the annulus and frame being in substantially the same plane, said clipbeing adapted to receive a card and to be secured to a transmitter,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with a transmitter, of a mouthpiece and cover orfront part thereof, a card-clip and a card mounted therein, the edges ofsaid clip at its top and sides being turned over, said clip beingprovided with an annulus clamped between the shoulder of the mouthpieceand a raised seat upon the said cover,- the' card as thus insertedinsaid clip being embraced at three of its edges by the turned-over edgesof the frame,'thc remaining edge of said card being clamped between theannulus and said seat, substantially as described. p

3. A card-holder for telephone-transmitters having a ring 6 adapted tobe clamped between the transmitter-case'and the mouth- "ece screwinginto the same, said cardholder comprisin a segmental frame having theouter edge turned over the side edges an to embrace a card fitting insaid frame. the

from the support side of the frame only; the insertion of the card fromthe side whereby the card is secured inplace by, the before the ring-isclamped whereby the card mouth iece and cannot be taken out Withoutcannot be removed Without unscrewing the removing said mouth iec.e. r 55 mouthpiece of the transmitter. In witness whereo I hereunto subscribe4. A card-holder for tele hone-transmitmy name on this- 4th day ofApril, A. D.

ters, comprising a frame wit a support por- 1905. tion ada ted to beclamped by the transmit- JAMES L. KILPATRICK. termout piece, the saidframe having its Witnesses: Io outer edge turned over to embrace a cardand CLARENCE 0. BRO N, adapted to permit of the insertion of the cardJosEPH S. Fnanors.

sides of said frame being formed to permit

